Shortly after Jonathan Siegrist and Evan Hau, Jon Cardwell has done the 4th ascent of Joe Kinder’s ‚Life Of Villains‘ (9a) at „Hurricave“ near Hurricane in southern Utah. Originally, Joe’s kids had graded the route with 9a+, but meanwhile, 9a is likely to prevail as a difficulty grading.

Photo: (c) Cameron Maier (bearcam)